Happy National Pancake Day! Learn a little about the incredible pancake, share some delicious recipes, and find out where to get a FREE pancake on this sweet holiday!
The History of the Pancake
Do you know how many different varieties of pancakes there are?! There are so many, I can’t even name them all! Every country has their own interpretation of the pancake. (Someday, I may just travel the world and try them all!)
A pancake is a thin batter made of flour, milk, and egg and fried until golden on a griddle. It has been said that pancakes were made up on a Shrove Tuesday (Mardi Gras) in order to use up some of the items people had before Ash Wednesday.
Pancakes are also called flapjacks, hotcakes, crepes, or griddle cakes. We eat them for breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays. If your birthday happens in the middle of the week, you’re in luck! I’ll make you a pancake for breakfast!
Pancakes can be eaten with syrup, powdered sugar, fruit, or a creamy filling. That is what is best about the pancake. It can be topped and filled with many different things! Check out some recipes below to make your own delicious pancake! These are easy for kids to help with, too!
Here are some of my family’s favorite pancake recipes:
Pancake Recipes
Oatmeal Pancakes
By Nancy Monat
Ingredients:
2 cups milk
1 ½ cups quick oatmeal
1 cup flour
2 tablespoons sugar
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs (beaten)
⅓ cup shortening (melted)
Instructions:
- Mix milk and oatmeal. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Add egg and shortening to oatmeal mix.
- Add flour mix to oatmeal mix. Stir until well combined.
- Pour ¼ cup batter onto a hot, lightly greased griddle, turning only once.
- Enjoy hot cake with butter and syrup.
Optional: chocolate chips, whipped topping, strawberries, strawberry syrup, or blueberries
Buttermilk Pancakes
By Sandy Ingle
Ingredients:
2 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoon baking powder
2 tablespoon sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs (beaten)
2 ½ tablespoons butter (melted)
Instructions:
- Mix all the dry ingredients together.
- Mix eggs and milk together. Add butter.
- Add to dry mix and mix lightly.
- Pour ¼ cup into a hot cast iron skillet, turning once all bubbles have popped.
- Enjoy with syrup or fresh fruit.
Homemade Syrup
By Amber Monat
(I use this when I’m in a pinch and forgot to buy maple syrup at the store!)
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon melted butter (I like to add more sometimes. I love buttery syrup)
1 cup brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon maple flavoring
1 cup water
Instructions:
- Combine all ingredients except maple flavoring.
- Bring to a boil and let simmer 3 minutes.
- Stir in maple flavoring. Enjoy on hot cakes.
More Delicious Pancake Recipes
Puffy Oven Pancake (“Hootin’ Annies”)
Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes
Get a Free Pancake at Your Local IHOP!
If you don’t have time to make your own pancakes, you can always go find a great breakfast restaurant to serve you fresh hot pancakes for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! You can get a free pancake at your local IHOP.
Want to find out what national holiday it is tomorrow? Check this calendar and find out new ways to celebrate every day of the year!
Happy National Pancake Day! Go and eat a stack of hotcakes!
